EDRi<p>🔠 In Google’s Alphabet, C stands for control, not compliance.</p><p>That’s why with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@article19" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>article19</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fsfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fsfe</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@HomoDigitalisGR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HomoDigitalisGR</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hsnl.social/@vrijschrift" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vrijschrift</span></a></span>, we have filed a formal <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DMA</span></a> complaint vs. Alphabet.</p><p>Despite clear rules, Android users can’t uninstall pre-installed Google apps, only disable them.</p><p>This is deceptive design that limits real choice. </p><p>📣 We urge <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@EU_Commission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EU_Commission</span></a></span> to act & enforce the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/digitalmarketsact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalmarketsact</span></a>. </p><p>Read the full complaint ➡️ <a href="https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edri.org/wp-content/uploads/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/Joint-DMA-complaint-Alphabet-for-publication.pdf</span></a></p>